FRIDAY'S SHARKS GAME

- Ross McKeon

Published 4:00 am, Friday, March 26, 1999

Sharks (27-28-16) vs. Ottawa Senators (40-21-9) SITE: Corel Centre TIME: 4:30 p.m. TV: KICU-TV 36 (6 p.m., tape delayed) RADIO: KATD 990 & KARA 105.7-FM (6 p.m., tape delayed) THE SKINNY: The Sharks have never been this close to .500 this far into any of their first eight seasons. A win to stretch its unbeaten streak to eight games would give San Jose a break-even record in the regular season for the first time since Oct. 4, 1997, when the Sharks were 1-1 after two games. . . . The Senators are looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to Boston on Wednesday, only the 10th home loss of the season for Ottawa. . . . Unlike Wednesday's 13-goal game between San Jose and Toronto, this matchup should be a low-scoring affair. The Sharks have allowed the fifth fewest goals in the league, and Ottawa is No. 2. . . . The teams met in San Jose on March 13 and Steve Shields stopped 32 of 34 shots en route to a 3-2 Sharks' victory.&lt;